Kwasi Surname

25,722nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,937 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Kwasi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kwasi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana19,3961:1,393234
Nigeria4051:437,39022,495
DR Congo4041:182,87018,550
Kenya1711:270,05817,836
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Solomon Islands821:7,0741,084
Papua New Guinea711:114,84115,585
England491:1,137,10353,999
United States481:7,551,228341,161
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Belgium141:821,18966,436
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Ivory Coast111:2,097,38537,425
Liberia101:440,85421,753
Togo91:805,3086,372
France81:8,302,840321,660
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Cameroon61:3,461,511126,814
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
China31:455,773,85521,925
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malta11:430,2723,380
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Kwasi (75,649) may also be a first name.

Kwasi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kwasi Come From? nationality or country of origin

Kwasi (Oriya: କଲିମ୍ାସି) occurs in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kwasi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 25,722nd most frequent surname on earth, held by around 1 in 348,070 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Kwasi live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kwasi is also the 12,973rd most frequently occurring given name at a global level It is held by 75,649 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Ghana, where it is held by 19,396 people, or 1 in 1,393. Apart from Ghana it occurs in 41 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 2 percent live and The DR Congo, where 2 percent live.

Kwasi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kwasi surname are 18.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 71.43% being registered with the party.

The amount Kwasi earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 88.49% less than the national average, earning R 27,348 per year; in United States they earn 12.96% less than the national average, earning $37,555 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.65% less than the national average, earning $47,870 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kwashi91864/
Kwasie91709/
Kwassi91535/
Kwaasi91528/
Kgwasi91379/
Kwaisi9114/
Kwasui9110/
Kweasi913/
Khwasi912/
Kwaysi911/
Kwuasi911/
Kwasai911/
Kwaesi911/
Kwasih911/
Kwashie8312,065/
Khwasui8336/
Kwaushi834/
Kwashai831/
Kwahsei831/
Kwaisui831/
Nkweasi831/
Kweashi831/
Khwasai831/
Kwesi8016,975/
Kuasi801,248/
Kwasa80780/
Kwazi80217/
Kwase80169/
Cwasi80165/
Kwagi8063/
Gwasi8027/
Kwaci8025/
Kwasy805/
Qwasi803/
Kwosi801/
Kwaishui771/
Kwahashi771/
Kuassi733,968/
Kwesie731,133/
Kuashi73566/
Kweshi73272/
Gwashi73238/
Kwasha73218/
Kwessi7397/
Kwashe7386/
Kwaisa7374/
Kwasza7343/
Kgwase7336/
Kwassa7335/
Kweusi7334/
Kuasih7332/
Nkuasi7328/
Kwassy7325/
Kgwasa7325/
Kwadji7321/
Kkwasa7320/
Kwazhi7310/
Kwasee739/
Kwasaa739/
Kweisi733/
Kwosie733/
Kwaseh733/
Kwazie733/
Kwasse733/
Kwasep732/
Khwase731/
Kwaise731/
Kwasay731/
Kwaser731/
Kwashy731/
Kwazai731/
Gwasit731/
Kwasge731/
Kwoshi731/
Kweesi731/
Kwesei731/
Kwajei731/
Kwajip731/
Kwaseu731/
Kuatsi731/
Gwatsi731/
Gwassi731/
Kwuaji731/
Kwaiji731/
Kwaiza731/
Kgwesi731/
Cwasie731/
Gqwasi731/
Kwaiser67104/
Kwasseu6755/
Kuasich6730/
Ngwassi6727/
Nkuashi6721/
Kwaizer6720/
Nkwazhi6717/
Kgwasha6715/
Kwadjip6715/
Kwazshe6712/
Kwhasha678/
Kwaisha678/
Kwautse676/
Kwassyh676/
Kwascha675/
Nkwhazi674/
Kuadsai673/
Kwuasha672/
Kwessie672/
Kwaissa672/
Kuashie672/
Nkwashe672/
Nkwoshi672/
Gweasih671/
Kwasaya671/
Kwashse671/
Kwaasha671/
Kwashee671/
Kweushi671/
Kwajser671/
Kwaszys671/
Kuasssi671/
Kuatshi671/
Nkwazzi671/
Qhwaisi671/
Ghwashi671/
Qwashie671/
Nkwaise671/
Kweshie671/
Kwadzie671/
Kwaishe671/
Kwatshe671/
Kuhashi671/
Kwachai671/
Khwasuy671/

Kwasi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kwasi in the Oriya language
କଲିମ୍ାସିkalimasi-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kwasi
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